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‘Better before bigger’: How Thankyou is changing the social enterprise game

Maggie Coggan, Tuesday, 5th April 2022 -  In the 14 years since Thankyou started, it’s grown, changed shape, learnt some big lessons and even come close to shutting its doors. Now, it’s looking towards a new challenge;…

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The rural cafe helping people with disability into work

Maggie Coggan, Wednesday, 2nd February 2022 -  Without experience, it’s hard to find work. It’s even harder when you’re a person with disability, in a small town with limited opportunities. But a new social enterprise café…

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One person’s trash is another person’s leggings

Maggie Coggan, Wednesday, 3rd March 2021 -  Your pair of workout leggings might look and feel great, but odds are, they’re doing some serious damage to the environment. It’s something that Rhianna Knight, the founder of Team…

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From farm to table and everything in between

Maggie Coggan, Wednesday, 3rd February 2021 -  Do you know where your fruit and veggies come from? It’s a question that Robert Pekin is trying to answer with Food Connect, a social enterprise putting the regional food economy back…

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The rise of the Bread and Butter Project

Maggie Coggan, Wednesday, 2nd December 2020 -  Over the past decade, the Bread & Butter Project has gone from being a small artisan bakery to having its bread stocked in major supermarkets. But it’s more than just good bread …

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A professional and personal path to success

Samantha Freestone, Wednesday, 4th November 2020 -  Muru Office Supplies isn’t just providing some of Australia’s largest corporates with stationary, it’s forging a path for a successful Indigenous-owned business sector that empowers…

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A native brew for success

Maggie Coggan, Wednesday, 7th October 2020 -  Gulbarn is a native bush food used by the Alawa people for thousands of years as a medicine. Now, Samara Billy is sharing the plant with everyone as a delicious tea, and using it to bring…

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Give away your leftovers and make a friend

Maggie Coggan, Wednesday, 2nd September 2020 -  Spare Harvest is doing more than helping the environment, it’s building a connected and strong community of like-minded people across the country, writes Maggie Coggan in this month’s…

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Stitching together a community for all

Maggie Coggan, Wednesday, 5th August 2020 -  At first glance, Second Stitch looks like your average alterations and crafts studio. But unpick the seam a little and you’ll find a bustling community hub that’s empowering refugee…

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The food empire solving youth homelessness

Maggie Coggan, Wednesday, 1st July 2020 -  Society Melbourne and their socially conscious hospitality empire have come a long way. Five years on from their first venture, they’ve changed up the way they do business to empower…

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The communities taking food insecurity into their own hands

Maggie Coggan, Wednesday, 3rd June 2020 -  Fresh produce is hard to come by in the most remote parts of the country, and it’s causing serious health problems for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders. It’s why Food Ladder is…

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What’s the footprint on your parcel?

Maggie Coggan, Wednesday, 6th May 2020 -  Each year, 841 million online deliveries arrive on Australian doorsteps, with most of us not stopping to think about what kind of impact that has on the planet. Sendle, Australia’s…

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